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Dec. 22 1925 1,566,636

J. M. WALSH HAME Filed Jan. 7, 1924 Patented Dec. 22, 1925.

- IUNITED STATES JAMES M. WALSH, or MILWAUKEE, W sconsin. l

' HAME.

Application filed January 7,1924. Serial No. 684,893. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES M. I/VAnsrr, a

citizen ofthe United States, and resident of 7 Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of VVisconsln, have invented'new and useful Improvements in Hames, of which for adjustably and detachably connecting the lower end portions of the 'hames together.

It is one of theobjects of the present invention to provide hames having a chain for fastening the. lowerends together in which means are provided for locking the chain to the hame against loss when the haine is in open position. v i

A further object of the invention is to I provide hames having means for adjusting the distance apart ofthe lower end portions of the hame members to fit collars of different sizes.

A further object of the'i'nvention is to provide hames in which .the use of straps and buckles are eliminated and all of the adjustable parts are firmly held in position.

A further objectof the invention is to provide hames in which all of the extra links permitting the adjustment of the haines are positioned within the tubular portion thereof. v

A further object .ofthe invention is to provide hames having alchain and lever hook adjustment in which the lever hook is locked in closed position against accidental opening. a I

A further object of the invention isto provide hames having means for very close adjustment which is buta fractional portion of the regular adjustment. I

A further object. of the invention is to provide a .hame construction, which is simple, strong and durable,- and is well adapted for the purpose described.

With the above and. other objects in view, the invention consists ofv the unproved ha ne construction and its parts and combination as set forth in the claims and all equivalents thereof. j V j In the accompanying drawing inwhich the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is front view of the lower portion of a pairof hames embody ng the improved lower ends 1n d1scon5 construction with the nected position;

Fig.2 is a simil parts adjustably connected, a lower portion of one of the hames being in section, Fig. 3 is, a sectional detail view of the lower end p'ortions'fof one of the 'hames taken on line 33 of Fig. 1; and

fir View,with the lower Fig. at is an end view taken on. line"4l 4- of Fig. 2 of the hame member shown in said figure. v

Referring to the drawing, the numerals 8 and 9 indicate the hame members which are preferably formed of metal and are of Ushape in cross section at their lower end portions. The forward lower portion of the heme-member 8 is provided with a line of perforations 10 to formjtransverse bars 11 which are selectively engaged by a book 12 positioned within the hame member and connected to one end of a chain 13 to adjust; the distance apart of the lower end portions of the hame members. The lower end of the hame member 8 islformed with a cross shaped opening 14 which 'isof a size to permit the free movement of the. chain therethrough with the exception of the hook 12 at the inner endof the chain and the 3 larger link 15 mounted on the outer end of said chain. Said larger link 15 is formed with an inner hook portion 15 intermediate its length which may be-..engag'ed by the next link when it is desired tomake an adto correspond with the hook portions '16 of-the hamej member 9 sothat whenthe handle part of the lever is in closed position, as shown in Fig. 2, the hook portions will register witheach other. The lower. end portion of the lever'hookis formed with a flat face 19 which is engaged by the free end of a flat spring 20 and yieldingly held in locked position, as clearly shown'in Fig.

2; Said spring is curved at one end and is mounted in a'pocket2l formed in the hame member 9 and firmly held in position therein. f N f In assembling the parts, the spring is snappedinto the pocket 21 and the chain 13 r is inserted through the cross shaped opening 14 and the hook 12 is then secured to the end of the inserted 'links' and the chain is thus non-removably fastened to the hame member.

In use, the'hook 12 is extended around one of the cross bars 11 to adjust'the chain" to the desired length and the lever hook handle is swung downwardly to the position shown in Fig. land the large link 15 is slipped over the handle and the handle is then swung upwardly to its closed position within'the hame-member, In moving upwardly, the link'15 will be carried over the 1 hooked ends 16 of the'hanie-member and on the inner'side of the-pivot pin and form an 1 eye andthus relieve the lever hook'o'ithe 1 strain. When the lever handle is swung into the hame member, the strain of the chain will hold the hook lever in its closed position due to the strain being onthe inner side of the lever, but in addition thereto the flat endoi' the lever hook is engaged by the free end of the springQO which firmly holds the lever in closed position against accidental 'movement. I V

IiI' it is desiredto adjust the 'hames but a slight distance, the second-link is hooked over the hook part lo of the 'largelink and the desired adjustment will be obtained;

-With ordinary adjustments it"is only necesscary toengage-the hook 12 with any one of gagement withthehook lever.

a the cross bars' ll to'lengthen or shorten the chain. While the'haines are in open posi tionthe chain connection'prevents theaccidental loss of'the chain, V I

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the-hames' are of Very simple construction and are well adapted 'for'the purpose described. i

What I claim-as'my invention is:

The combination with -ha'ines having lower channeled portions 'ar'idone of said portions being in the form o'i:' a hook,a lever hook fulcrumed to said hook portion and having a handle portion which swings intothe adjacent channeled portion, and a chain adjustably but non-removably .connected to the other channeled portion and connectable to the hame hook portionby en 2. The combination 'with rhanies having lower channeled portions and one of'said portions being in the formof a-bifurcated hook, a' lever hook iulcrun'ied between said bifurcated {portions and-having ahandle portion which swings into the adjacent channeled. port ion to form a closureffor the hook portion,the end portion of fsai'dileverhook being'fia't, aspr'ing bearing against said flat.

portion 'for 'yieldingly holdin'g' "theYlever hook in closedpositi-on, and a chain adjusta'bly but non-removably connected to the other vchanneled portion, the outer end of said chain connectable to the hame hook portion by engagement with the hook lever. V

'3. The combinationfwith a pair of hame members having lower channeled portions and one of said portions being in the form of a hook, a. lever hook fulcrumed tofsaid hook portion and having a handle portion which swings into the adjacent channeled portion to register its'hook portion with the hame hook portion,-the other hame member beingv formed with spaced fltransverse bars, and a connecting memberhaving a hook at one end which 3 is engageable with any one of the bars for adjusting the length of said connecting member but is non-removably connected to the hame member having the bars," the opposite end ofsa'id connecting member having a link through which the lever handle may be extended for re-' movably connecting said 'niember to the hame hook portion.

1. Thecombination with a pair of'har'ne members having lower channeled portions and one of said portions being int-he. form of a hook, a lever hookfulcru'rned to said hook portion and havingahandleportion which swings into the adjacent channeled portion to register its hook portion with the hame hook portion, the other hame inember being formed with spaced "transverse bars and with an opening at'its lower end, and a chain extending through said end opening and having a hook at its inner end which is engageable with any one ofthe bars for adjusting the length of the chain port-ion ex tending out of the hame member,'the opposite end of the chain having a link through which the leverhandle maybe ex tended for'removably connecting 'said'link to the hame'hook portion,"said chain hookof said 'bars'for adjustably c'o-nne'c tin'g the end portions of the hameniernbers together. 6. A' pair of hame members, one of which is provided'with a lower integral channeled end portioniprovided with alinejof spaced openingsformlngspaced transverse bars, the end portion of said channel being" closed to form an eye, hame connecting nieanspxtend 1 ing through said eye, and a niember'on said hame connecting means engageable with the I transverse bars and non-removable through said eye. i

In testimony-whereof I afiix my signature.

JAMES M. -WALSH. 

